Myra Luella Tillotson

Myra married twice. Her first husband was Elijah J. Burwell whom she married
on November 26, 1891 in Elsie. Elijah was the son of Charles Burwell.
Elijah was born on March 26, 1862.

Elijah Burwell.

Myra and Elijah had five children:

Charles Henry Burwell was born September 11, 1892 in Elba,
Gratiot County, Michigan. He married Irene Maude Nixon Patterson,
daughter of Christopher Nixon and Mary Ida Van Benschoten.
Irene had been previously married to Charles Patterson with whom
she had two children, Rosalind Elcene Patterson and
Thelma Louise Patterson. (Rosalind's middle name also appears
as Elsine.)
Irene and Charles Patterson divorced May 28, 1915. Irene and
Charles Burwell married May 16, 1916 in Owosso,
Shiawassee County, Michigan.
Charles adopted Rosalind and Thelma on June 14, 1916.

Charles and Irene also had three children together:

Clare Everett Burwell was born March 8, 1917 and died
May 16, 1981 in Flint, Genessee County, Michigan.
He married Margaret Mae Fulmer. They had two children.

Gerald Ernest Burwell was born October 19, 1920.
He was known as "Jerry" to his friends.
He married Virginia G. Lee in 1946.
They had six children.

Gerald worked for 38 years for Michigan Bell, retiring as
an Electrical Engineer. He was a member of China Burma India VA
of Pensacola, Florida; the American Legion; and the
Telephone Company Pioneers.

Gerald suffered from Parkinson's Disease in his later years.
He died February 9, 2007.

Norbert Ronald Burwell.

Irene died May 14, 1984 in Grand Blanc, Genessee County, Michigan.
Charles Burwell died April 21, 1985 in Flint, Genessee County, Michigan.
Both are buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery, Flint, Genessee County,
Michigan.

Gertrude Wanda Burwell was born May 26, 1894 in Elsie,
Clinton County, Michigan. Everyone always called her
Wanda. She married Daniel Klingensmith
on December 2, 1914 in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan.
Wanda and Daniel had four children:

Lena E. Burwell was born on November 5, 1896 in Elsie,
Clinton County, Michigan. On December 29, 1915 Lena
married Ethelwyn Earl Lemon, son of Rolla Lemon and
Bertha Drain. Lena and Ethelwyn had one child, a son:

Dale E. Lemon was born November 7, 1916 in Owosso, Michigan.
He married Viola May Phipps on September 14, 1941. They
had 3 children.

Dale undertook a variety of jobs in the Lansing, Michigan area.
He worked for several years at Noval Engine and later at the
John Bean plant as a bench grinder. Dale ended his work career
at the Demmer Corporation from which he retired as a tool and
die maker.

Dale's wife Viola died in 1998. Dale died July 4, 2008 in
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan. He is buried in
Deepdale Memorial Gardens in Lansing.

Ethelwyn Lemon and Lena Burwell.

Myrtle Lauretta Burwell was born April 1, 1898 in Elsie,
Clinton County, Michigan.

Myrtle Lauretta Burwell.

Myrtle married twice.
She first married Leon Dewey Morrice, son of Duston Morrice
and Irene Cook, on October 31, 1917, in Owosso, Shiawassee County,
Michigan.

Leon Dewey Morrice, about three years old.

Wedding Picture of Myrtle Lauretta Burwell and Leon Dewey Morrice.

Myrtle and Leon had two children:

Ruth Irene Morrice was born in 1919 in Owosso,
Shiawassee County, Michigan. She died of
appendicitis on April 26, 1926.

Ruth Irene Morrice.

Max Dewey Morrice. He married Fannie Mae Germond Bills.
They had six children.

Myrtle and Leon divorced. Later Myrtle married
Lynn Van Horn, son of Alanson and Addie Van Horn of
Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan, on December 23, 1931.
Myrtle and Lynn had three children:

Helen Van Horn. She married Robert Wright. They
had six children.

Ross Van Horn married Charlotte Bates.
They had five children.

Ruby Van Horn.

Myrtle died November 28, 1972 in New Lothrop,
Shiawassee County, Michigan.
She is buried in Easton Cemetery.

Dora May Burwell was born in 1899 in Elsie, Clinton County,
Michigan. On June 20, 1917 Dora married
Harold Taphouse in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan.
Harold was the son of Tad and Sarah Taphouse. Everyone
called Sarah "Maggie," so it is possible Sarah's real name
was Margaret.

Dora Burwell.

Harold and Dora had eight children:

Walter Taphouse.

Robert Taphouse.

Margaret Taphouse married Joseph Cech. They had three
children.

Tad Taphouse.

Harold Taphouse.

Charles W. Taphouse was born April 19, 1933 in
Bennington Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan.
He married Catherine Chema on May 7, 1955 in
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan. They had four children.
Charles died February 20, 1996 in Owosso, Shiawassee County,
Michigan.

Dora Taphouse married Kimberly E. Marble, son of
Harold Enoch Marble and Gertrude Rose Ruppert. Dora
and Kimberly had four children.

Donald Taphouse.

Elijah J. Burwell died on April 16, 1901 (see his
obituary).
Myra later married James Ira Copenhaver, son of Henry Brown Copenhaver and
Sarah Ann Walton, in Gratiot County, Michign on April 19, 1922.
James was born November 3, 1863 in Eagle, Clinton County, Michigan.
James had been previously married to Emma J. Joslin with whom he had four
children: Eunace, George, Gladys, and Clyde.

Myra Luella Tillotson died January 26, 1942
and is buried in Elsie.
James Ira Copenhaver died July 17, 1945 in Oneida Township,
Eaton County, Michigan.